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  Meloni meets Xi in Beijing, Chinese President calls for renewal of ancient 'Silk Road' | VIDEO

  World | July 29, 2024 19:28 IST

  Chinese President Xi Jinping urged closer ties with Italy from a "historical perspective" during talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Beijing on Monday. Meloni said she believed Italy could play an important role in China's relations with the EU amid escalating trade tension.

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  Water on Moon? Soil brought by China's Chang'e-5 mission found traces of water molecules

  World | July 24, 2024 18:36 IST

  In 2009, India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft had discovered similar hydrated minerals containing oxygen and hydrogen molecules in sunlit regions of the moon.

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  China: Communist Party removes ex-Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Defence minister from top body | DEETS

  World | July 18, 2024 18:33 IST

  The decision to expel Li Shangfu from the Communist Party and its Central Committee by extension suggests harsher political consequences for the pair, compared to Qin Gang's resignation. Qin remains a Communist Party member.

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  China: Several injured in knife attack at primary school, second incident in less than 2 weeks

  World | May 20, 2024 15:30 IST

  Local authorities in east China's Jiangxi province reported that a knife attack occurred at a primary school on Monday noon, injuring at least five individuals. This marks the second incident of its kind in the country this month.

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  Xi lauds China-Russia ties in talks with Putin, says Beijing will remain 'good partner' | WATCH

  World | May 16, 2024 12:49 IST

  During the talks in Beijing, Putin told Xi that Russia-China cooperation is a stabilising factor in the world and not directed against anyone. Putin arrived in China on Thursday morning in his first foreign trip after beginning his fifth term to highlight their "no limits" partnership.

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  After 4 years, Indian Embassy in China holds first meeting with students hit hard by COVID visa bans

  World | May 05, 2024 18:28 IST

  When COVID-19 struck China, most of the Indian students left for home at the height of lockdowns and could not return until early last year due to China's visa bans and restrictions.

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  Elon Musk heads to China, a week after he postponed India visit: Report

  World | April 28, 2024 11:04 IST

  Tesla is grappling with slower growth for electric vehicles in both its main markets of the United States and China. Therefore, Elon Musk's latest visit is seen as a move to boost electronic vehicle sales in the world's second most populous country.

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  US, China need 'tough' conversations: Secy Yellen tells Chinese Premier Li

  World | April 07, 2024 15:39 IST

  Yellen came to China top of mind with trade practices that put American companies and workers at an unfair competitive disadvantage.

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  Mumbai with 92 billionaires overtakes Beijing to emerge as Asia's new billionaire hub

  Business | March 26, 2024 12:21 IST

  According to the news, the total wealth of Mumbai's billionaires is $445 billion, which is 47% more than last year.

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  China hasn't observed longstanding written agreements that caused 2020 bloodshed: Jaishankar

  World | March 07, 2024 18:23 IST

  Addressing an event in Japan, EAM Jaishankar said, "That is why for India, in a changing world, our own equilibrium, our own balances with other countries are changing as well. They don't have to be acrimonious, but the balance is changing."

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  Yang Hengjun: What is a suspended death sentence in China? EXPLAINED

  World | February 05, 2024 18:31 IST

  The suspended death sentence in Chinese law gives the accused a two-year reprieve from being executed, after which it is automatically converted to life imprisonment, or more rarely, fixed-term imprisonment.

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  China court awards writer Yang Hengjun 'suspended death sentence', Australia calls it 'harrowing'

  World | February 05, 2024 18:31 IST

  Yang, a pro-democracy blogger, is an Australian citizen born in China who was working in New York before. He was arrested when he arrived in Guangzhou from New York with his wife and teenage stepdaughter.

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  Xi offers to break new ground to give fillip to China-France ties days after Macron's visit to India

  World | January 29, 2024 10:37 IST

  China kept a wary watch on Macron’s visit to India as Paris is emerging as a key defence partner to New Delhi amid efforts by the US and European Union to court India as a counterweight to counter China.

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  China: Beijing temperature dips down to -41 celsius, coldest December since 1951 I VIDEO

  World | December 26, 2023 9:24 IST

  The Chinese capital, Beijing, has experienced its coldest December since records began in 1951.

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  China: Over 500 passengers injured as two subway trains collide in Beijing, no casualties reported

  World | December 15, 2023 14:48 IST

  Slippery train tracks due to the snow prompted automatic braking on the leading train. However, the train following behind on a descending line was unable to apply brakes in time and collided with the other train, injuring hundreds of passengers, some with broken bones.

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  China: Massive fire at poorly designed workshop kills 6, 2nd incident in less than a month

  World | December 10, 2023 10:44 IST

  An investigation is underway into the cause of Saturday's accident in Guizhou province. The three injured people remained hospitalized as of late Saturday and there were no updates on their condition Sunday.

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  China honours American veterans of World War II in a rare move to improve ties before Xi, Biden meet

  World | October 31, 2023 11:06 IST

  The latest development could be seen as an effort by the US and China to slowly restoring contacts that were broken off over the past four years, both by the coronavirus pandemic that restricted travel and the growing animosity between the world's two largest economies.

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  China, Bhutan vow to resolve border issue: Agree to delimitate, demarcate, establish diplomatic ties

  World | October 25, 2023 12:06 IST

  Bhutan-China border dispute: During the conversation, both Bhutan and China agreed to establish diplomatic ties and resolve the boundary issue as soon as possible to transform the relations between the two neighbours into a legal form.

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  Putin, Xi discusses 'some issues of particularly confidential nature', vow to boost defence ties

  World | October 19, 2023 13:15 IST

  After the meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the conversation held at Beijing's Great Hall of the People was a very productive and substantial part of the conversation. However, he did not elaborate further citing "confidential".

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  Putin meets his 'dear friend' Xi in China, urges economic and diplomatic support for Russia

  World | October 18, 2023 18:37 IST

  During the meeting, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Putin discussed trade and the anniversary of the trademark Belt and Road Initiative that has built highways, ports and power plants across Asia, the Middle East and elsewhere.